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Laura CoffeyNorthamptonshire political reporter, Earls Barton and Duston Getty Images A campaign group has called on parents not to give children smartphones before their 14th birthday As a council considers whether guidance should be issued to schools about smartphone use, what do students from primary and secondary schools in Northamptonshire …

“Who the f*** am I?” asks Roni Jones, from Cornwall, four years after the Easter weekend that ended her career. The former NHS manager, charity chief executive and self-confessed workaholic once dismissed those off work with long-term sickness as “malingerers”, “the worried well” or suffering from “yuppie flu”. But after …

Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Becky Dale and Wesley Stephenson,Senior data journalists, BBC Verify Getty Images Water companies have been ordered to tackle potentially harmful levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water sources for more than six million people, the BBC can reveal. Forever chemicals, or …

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 104, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy belated Halloween, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about lotteries and Jennifer Lawrence and …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Luca Maini, assistant professor of health care policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, studies competition and regulation in pharmaceutical markets. He has studied how national price negotiations in Europe affect access to new drugs and analyzed how mergers and acquisitions, different price …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After trying to start a family for nearly two decades, a couple has conceived with the help of researchers at the Columbia University Fertility Center. The case is described in a research letter published in The Lancet. It reports the first successful pregnancy using an …

[ A single oral administration of astringent FLs stimulated the central nervous system, activating the hypothalamic coricotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons. The secreted CRH activated the noradrenaline (NA) neural network in the locus coeruleus (LC). The projection of NA from LC to the hypothalamus preoptic area suppresses sleep and promotes wakefulness. …

Getty Images Thousands of people from some of Scotland’s most deprived areas are to be offered free weight-loss jabs as part of government-funded research. Up to 5,000 people in Scotland will take the injections as part of the multi-million pound study being led by Glasgow University. The findings will provide …

The OnePlus 15 is the next premium handset from the Chinese phone-maker, and I just got my hands on it. To give its cameras a whirl, I took it out for a quick spin through a hip corner of Los Angeles. The OnePlus 15’s big advantage is that it’s one …

[ A marker signifying the burial place of Paul Revere appears on the fence at the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston on Dec. 31, 2003. Credit: AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File With every step on the trail, fallen leaves crinkle underfoot. The path follows a stream, rushing and burbling over …

If you spend any time on social media, you’d think we’re all suffering from a massive protein deficiency. It’s the one wellness trend that never dies, pushing everyone to buy expensive powders, bars, and shakes as if our lives depended on it. Just like counting calories can get a little too serious, …

A mother and her twin daughters have celebrated graduating together on the same day from the same university. Sarah Chappell and her twin daughters Megan and Abbey Douglas-Chappell, 23, all graduated from the Open University (OU), in Milton Keynes. The family all studied together at their home in Cambridge while …

Nadine Yousif,Senior Canada reporter and Nardine Saad,in Los Angeles Getty Images / PA It is a pairing that few could have predicted: a former prime minister of Canada and an American pop star who has toured the world and reached the edge of space. Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry have …

Culture lovers have long believed in the healing power art. Now, science has caught up, with new research showing it has measurable benefits on the body. A study from King’s College London has found that looking at original artworks, in a gallery, doesn’t just lift us emotionally – it also …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pop powerhouse Meghan Trainor is showing off a whole new look. While fans can’t stop buzzing about her dramatic transformation, her trainer said the Grammy winner’s biggest change happened “from the inside out.” “Watching her transform from the inside out has been …

Rebecca Morelle,Science Editor and Alison Francis,Senior Science Journalist Chris Damant/Bernwood Ecology About half of all churches in England have bats in them It’s a job that can only be done under the cover of darkness. As night falls, the bat hunters make their way amongst the gravestones of Guestwick Church …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nike has taken a bold step into the future with Project Amplify, the world’s first motor-powered footwear system made for people who love to move. Created with robotics partner Dephy, the design combines a carbon-plated running shoe with a motorized cuff and …

The government is facing questions over whether the system at the heart of its plans for digital ID can be trusted to keep people’s personal data secure. Digital ID will be made available to all UK citizens and legal residents but will only be mandatory for employment, under the government’s …

GO FUND ME June Bunyan died on 11 September in Los Angeles A Scottish woman who was allegedly murdered by her husband in Los Angeles has been remembered as “one of a kind” at her funeral. Mourners were told June Bunyan overcame brain surgery in 2021 but was killed while …

“It’s not something you expect,” says Franz Zehetner, who opened a parcel addressed to Vienna’s St Stephen’s Cathedral to discover a skull inside. The cathedral archivist admits to being taken aback by the package, but alongside the skull was a letter of explanation. A man in northern Germany said he …